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HIST 1301.1S3
Exam II
72
History
Undergraduate 3
06/23/2012

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Term
Alexander Hamilton
Definition

Federalist

Treasury of State

Good Economic Footing

National Bank

Accused of Sex Scandal w/Reynolds-goes public, saves virtue

Term
John Adams
Definition

Federalist candidate and President in 1796

virtuous; did not campaign

 

Term
Funding and Assumption
Definition
Hamilton bill
builds trust w/ payment of debt to establish credit
Virginia not a state w/ wealthy bankers/investors, but farmers
Term
Alien and Sedition Acts
Definition
laws pertaining to immigrants
authority to arrest and deport
main purpose to silence newspaper editors critical of government
unconstitutional
Term
Neutrality Proclamation
Definition
1778
Washington believes Europe affairs bad
trade with both nations (need for food)
Jefferson believed we had obligation to France
Term
XYZ Affair
Definition
three not-to-be-named french diplomats (XYZ)
discredit France, not individuals
anti-french sentiment
chance for Hamilton to silence opposing party (democratic-republican)
Term
Lewis and Clark
Definition
first trans-continental expedition to the pacific coast
commissioned by president Jefferson
Virginia born veterans of Indian war
scientific and commercial
Term
Orders in Council
Definition
1807
series of decrees by UK during wars w/France
instituted commercial warfare
Term
John Marshall
Definition
chief justice of supreme court
used to be secretary of state
established national supremacy in marbury v. madison
supreme court is final word (judicial review)
Term
B.U.S
Definition
Bank of the united states
depository of federal government revenues
political target of banks chartered by the individual states
Jackson strongly opposed
Term
Marin Van Buren
Definition
NY new politician rallied votes for Jackson (E NY)
Term
Hartford Convention
Definition
suggest of succesion by hardcore federalists
portrayed as un-American
1816 last federal president ever
Term
John C. Calhoun
Definition
kicked off cabinet
Senator of South Carolina
leads fight on federal law
tariff of 1828 (Tariff of Abominations)
Term
Battle of New Orleans
Definition
final battle of war of 1812
defeated British army
acquired vast Louisiana w/purchase
Term
"Corrupt Bargain"
Definition
election of 1824 (Henry Clay supported opposing party John Quincy Adams-granted secretary of state)
election of 1876
ford's 1974 Nixon pardon
Term
Peggy Eaton
Definition
originally Peggy Timberlake (wife of naval captain)
debated politics in father's old pub
husband's friend John Eaton to watch over her; marries her after his death
shunned by Floride Calhoun (improper lady)
Term
Tecumseh
Definition
leader of native american tribe Shawnee
opposed US in Tecumseh in war of 1812 (side of British)
Term
Maine Law
Definition
part of blue laws (religious based laws)
local laws, sale and consumption of alcohol within borders
Term
Frederick Douglass
Definition
black social reformer/writer
escaped slavery
leader of abolitionist movement
autobiographies about live in slavery
slave w/ intelligence
Term
General Incorporation
Definition
Limited liability
encourages investment; risk taking
government encouraging business/growth
Term
Squatters
Definition
occupying land w/o grant or purchase of land
Term
James Madison
Definition
fourth president of the US
"father of the constitution"
author of bill of rights
elected secretary of state b4 presidency
intentionally did not deliver official appts for federal judges
Term
Edmond Genet
Definition
french ambassador to the united states
moved to US permanently after failure of french demands
Term
Samuel Gridley Howe
Definition
abolitionist for the blind
lead to reformations/Pentatenturies of prisons, jails
worked w/other reforms like education, insane
Term
American System
Definition
Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams
government should help promote economic growth
rail roads, canals, turnpikes
encourage trade
national bank
patent laws (inventor copyright)
lessen business risk
Term
Erie Canal
Definition
Allows boats and traded goods to connect to mountains (NY city dominant trade port)
Term
Cyrus McCormick
Definition
reaper (wood platform w/blades)
effective farming
connected markets and farming
Term
Harrison Land Act
Definition
territorial government of indiana pawns off land at cheap prices
encourages western expansion
people squat on land w/o purchase
not many average people purchase land (investors-speculators)
Term
Mountain Man
Definition
business men blaze trails, cross mountains/rivers
indians respond negatively
dangerous wildlife
tall-tales
leave east for economic gain/opportunity
Term
Impressment
Definition
British forced all able minded men to join British navy
including other countries: US
lead to increased hostility to Britain
Term
Cane Ridge
Definition
city in KY
camp meeting w/ multiple religions and preachers ("buffet of religion")
beginning of 2nd great awakening
Term
Gag Rule
Definition
limits or forbids the discussion of specific topic in the legislature/congress
Term
Whigs
Definition
Political party
opposed power to king (Jackson)
"King Andrew I"-Anti-Jackson power to veto, unconstitutional
Term
William Lloyd Garrison
Definition
abolitionist/journalist of the Liberator
anti-slavery
immediate emancipation
women's suffrage movement
Term
Sojourner Truth
Definition
(isabella baumfree)
abolitionist
women's rights activist
escaped with infant daughter to freedom
recruited black troops in union army
helped grant land to former slaves from government
Term
Frederic Tudor
Definition
"Ice King"
makes wealth in stone trade
rooms for storage w/ice (food goes bad in warmer climates)
Term
Thomas Jefferson
Definition
secretary of state to 3rd president of US
founding father
author of declaration of independence
continental congress from VA
democratic-republican party
Term
George Washington
Definition
moral boost w/ 2 surprise attack victories
by 1777-lessening chance of survival of troops
first president
support military
trusted w/power b/c resignation as general/secretary of war
Term
Whiskey Rebellion
Definition
unfair tax that singled out grain farmers (western Pennsylvania)
Alexander Hamilton and national army sent to crush rebellion
Jefferson believes in rebellion
Term
Federalists
Definition
favored national bank
strong national government
strong military force
leaders: Hamilton, Adams
gone by 1820
Term
Jay Treaty
Definition
treaty averting war due to conflict of treaty of Paris
(fishing rights in Canada, British troops still in forts in western US)
Term
Embargo
Definition
economic sanctions
cut-off all american exports
economy dessimated down to 22 million
taxes on trade
dishonest trade in north
causes resurgence in next election-tensions growing
Term
Macon's Bill #2
Definition
britain and france eachother for US trade
promise to cut-off trade w/ the other if stop attacking US vessels
Britain refuses- increased hostility
Term
Manumission
Definition
omit slaves through will/deed
Term
Marbury V. Madison
Definition
john marshall leads blame to himself rather than madison
established national supremacy
judicial review
supreme court is the final word
Term
Andrew Jackson
Definition
democratic-republican
seventh president
Jacksonian democracy
army general in new Orleans
against national bank
against nullification
supported small government and states rights
Term
Henry Clay
Definition
speaker of the H of R
lawyer from KY
leader of the war hawks
secretary of state under John Quincy Adams
American system
increased in tariff industry
opposed "manifest destiny" of democrats
whig
Term
Spoils System
Definition
"To the victor belong the spoils"- cartoon attacking political campaign
Term
Bladensburg Races
Definition
war of 1812 battle
Americans defeated
"greatest disgrace ever to dealt to american arms."
Term
John Quincy Adams
Definition
Secretary of State elected to President
American System
Term
Bank War
Definition
struggle for re-charter of second BUS under Jackson
proposed by Henry clay
Term
Trail of Tears
Definition
last of the Cherokee forced to move further west in 1830's
Term
Adams-Onis Treaty
Definition
(Transcontinental treaty)
set boundary between the US and Spain
terms of Louisiana purchase
Term
Timothy Dexter
Definition
Apprentice leather-maker
marries wealthy widow (gains control of wealth)
buys government bonds (speculator)
buy merchant ship (Caribbean w/furs, gains wealth)
rids city of cats, sells to Caribbean for rodent problem
shipped coal to New Castle (major coal industry in Europe), gains wealth from strike
Entrepreneurship and Yankee know-how
Term
Limited Liability
Definition
encourages investment, risk-taking
government encourages business, growth
Term
Missouri Crisis
Definition
slavery in westward expansion debate
prohibited in LA territory north of parallel north within boundaries of missouri
Term
Nullification
Definition
invalidate constitutional law
VA and KY resolutions
Jackson opposed-sent troops to stop SC treaty tariff
formal response to Alien and Sedition Acts
Term
Monroe Doctrine
Definition
policy stated further efforts by European nations to colonize land in america
Term
Louisiana Purchase
Definition
france regained land in 1800
control of new orleans and sugar islands
16 million to france for rights of trade
no provisions in constitution for foreign land grant/purchase
more land for farming/expansion
Term
2nd Great Awakening
Definition
driven by the market revolution
highlighted by evangelical preaching
still remnants of religious fervor now
Term
Lowell Girls
Definition
Predominantly women as source of labor from farms
worked young until marriage
boarding schools and homes available (educated/supervised)
Term
Eli Whitney
Definition
Invented the Cotton Gin (processed seeds from cotton)
now cotton most profitable crop
little income from invention (stolen module)
government contract to produce 2,000 guns (used for interchangeable parts)
Term
Robert Fulton
Definition
invented steamboat
lead to transportation revolution
steam engines originated from factories
Term
Safety Valve Theory
Definition
gave rise to homestead act of 1862
dealt with unemployment
making free land available, relieve pressure of employment in east
Term
Treating
Definition
buying votes w/ a drink
votes cast by votes, ensured vote for candidate treated
Term
Benevolent Empire
Definition
doing good
individual reforms of religion
denominations develop missions to create further christian nation
Term
Exploding Drunks
Definition
circulating stories that when someone were to light a match while others were drinking, they would explode
reduces alcohol consumption
slight success temperance
Term
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Definition
social activist/abolitionist
woman's rights/suffrage
Declaration of Sentiments
Term
Dorthea Dix
Definition
abolitionist for insane
worked w/ other reforms to further institutes/prisons into penatenturies
Term
Colonization Movement
Definition
inspired blacks to return to homelands of ancestors in africa
Term
Seneca Falls Convention
Definition
influential women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY
organized by Lucretia Mott (Quaker famous for orating)
met w/ Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Term
Manumission
Definition
omit slaves through wills/deeds
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